Guide Note

Former NFL player Carl Weathers is an actor and director who played Apollo Creed in the Rocky film series.

Fast Facts

Born: January 14, 1948
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Played professional football with the Oakland Raiders
Defeated Sylvester Stallone in the first Rocky film
Apollo Creed was killed in the ring by Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) in Rocky IV
Starred in Action Jackson
Played college football at San Diego State University
Replaced Caroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night in the final season

Football Career

Weathers played for and attended San Diego State University and went on to play four years of professional football after graduation. He played eight games with the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League and 18 games in the Canadian Football League before devoting his life to acting full time in 1974.

Acting Career

Weathers first mainstream role was in 1975 on the television show Good Times. The following year he appeared in his first of four Rocky films. Weathers went on to appear in the film Action Jackson and the television drama In the Heat of the Night. He has since done voice acting work in several films and appears in an Old Spice television commercial.

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Carl Weathers

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Carl Weathers News and Articles

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knoxnews.com: All-Time Most Talented Fictional Movie Sports Heroes - #5

Carl Weathers Photos

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Carl Weathers Videos

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YouTube: Carl Weathers Interview (Time 2:31)
YouTube: Carl Weathers & Tony Stewart Old Spice Commercial (Time 0:31)
YouTube: Apollo Creed Tribute (Time 3:53)
YouTube: Action Jackson Fight Scene (Time 0:33)
YouTube: Carl Weathers in Predator (Time 0:44)
YouTube: Apollo Creed vs Ivan Drago (Time 10:22)

Carl Weathers Gossip and Blogs

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MattStooks.com: "No, You're Carl Weathers or Apollo Creed" (2007)
ToughGuys.com: Carl Weathers for Governor
DavidKoechner: "Coming Back to Comebacks"

Carl Weathers Biographies and Profiles

Carl Weathers Timeline

Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
January 14, 1948: born
1975: Good Times
1975: The Six Million Dollar Man
1976: Rocky
1977: The Hostage Heart
1977: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1979: Rocky II
1982: Rocky III
1985: Rocky IV
1987: Predator
1988: Action Jackson
1989-90: Tour of Duty
1991-93: Street Justice
1993-94: In the Heat of the Night
1996: Happy Gilmore
2000: Little Nicky
2003: The Shield
2006: The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang
2007: The Comebacks

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